The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
CURED BY CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A Remarkable Case of Mind Cure by
Which Dying Child was Saved.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mrs Darlington, lady who resides in a
leading Southern city, came to Chicago
about ten days ago seeking medical advice
and treatment for her little boy of 5years,
who accompanied her, and whose restora-
ton to health had been deSpaired of by her
family physician. The child was suffering
with an aggravated affection of the throat,
complicated with what was believed to be
dangerous symptoms of consumption.
Upon her arrival here Mrs. Darlington
consulted two well-known physicians and
sought their aid and advice One of the
physicians, upon a little reflection, declined
to take charge of the case without being
better informed as to the previous course of
treatment pursued. He regarded the case
as q peculiar one in many respects, and ex-
pressed his fear of not being able to afford
any relief under the circumstances. The
other physician thought he could do some
thing for the boy, and began prescribing
for him. At the same time the doctor who
felt by no means confident that he fully I'M
derstood or could successfully treat the case,
informed the mother that her child was in
great danger.
The boy grew rapidly worse, and on Tues
day night last the doctor attending him
gave up his case as hopeless task He did
all that could be done by any physician, so
the relatives of Mrs. Darlington, with whom
she is stopping on West Monroe street, all
agree in stating, but was forced to acknowl-
edge his inability to proceed further. The
immediate cause of danger at the time in
question was the inability of the treatment
applied to clear the throat of the little fell
low, who seemed about to strangle. He toss
ed about in a high fever, and as his gasp
ing and pitiful exertions to breathe grew
more intense the distracted mother gave
Al, T. Hor .faF a..I tha
around the bedside was one of suffering
and woe At this moment a member of the
family, who is n believer in the Christian
or spiritual science, and who lad obtained
permission a short time before to summon
q practitioner of that science, appeared
bringing with him Mrs Margaret Butts,
into whose charge the almost dying boy
was given by the agonized mother, who inn
plored the lady to save her boy. and as the
drowning person catches at straw, so she
cast her faith for the moment in the mind
cure that seemed the last and nearly hope
less chance. Mrs. Butts had the room clear
ed, and composed herself for the great task
before her There was no laying on the
hands, no blind faith cure, in the popular
acceptation of the term, resorted TO- II
was a mental effort, purely and simply; the
application of the mental sciences-the sub
tie spirituality Of which is not capable Of
definition and cannot therefore be described
through the CHANNELS of the mind, the
BRAN. tine life OF the child lying before hes,
apparently on the verge of death. Before
Mrs. Butts had been in the room ten min
utes the boy Threw up teacuptul Of heavy
mucus, and the fever left MIN rs swiftly
and silently as the hidden yet certain pro
cesses of the mental treatment to which he
had been unconsciously, as IL would have
seernod to an observer, but completely and
successfully subjected.
Tho doctor VINO had given up the case
was free % admit that nothing but sci
ence deeper and mightier than his own could
have saved tile lie Of the child. The lat.
ter Is doing nicely. and was up and around
with the other children Of the household
when n reporter for the Infer-Oceoh called
last evening NJ tls residence where Mrs.
Darlington Is stopping, 70 ascertain and
verify the facts above related.